Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist R&I Primary Care - Yonkers, NY

About the role

AstraZeneca’s Diabetes Primary Care Sales Specialist role in Yonkers, NY, is central to translating our scientific capabilities into life-changing medicines for patients. Within AstraZeneca’s CVMD strategy, we unite cardiovascular, metabolic, and chronic kidney disease areas into a single patient-centric approach, addressing multiple risk factors across cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease to reduce morbidity, mortality, and organ damage. You will engage healthcare professionals to support on-label prescribing using clinical evidence and product efficacy/safety profiles, while driving sales performance and meeting or exceeding territory expectations.

Responsibilities

• Develop superior product and disease state knowledge and educate healthcare professionals on clinical evidence, approved indications, and product efficacy/safety profiles to support on-label prescribing for appropriate patients.
• Function independently with a high degree of sales proficiency to drive sales performance and ensure sales forecasts and assigned budgets meet or exceed therapeutic and territory expectations.
• Successfully complete training requirements, including product examinations.
• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of market, demographic, and managed care information relative to your assigned sales territory to support local strategy and business plan development.
• Work with your Regional Sales Director and District Sales Manager to generate recognizable increases of sales in your territory.
• Capitalize on formulary approvals and other opportunities through effective implementation of Strategic Targeting Plans using promotional, personnel resources, and analytical tools to maximize effectiveness in your assigned sales territory.
• Provide special education to healthcare providers through appropriate programs that fall within AstraZeneca’s ethical guidelines.
• Coordinate selling efforts with other Pharmaceutical Sales Specialists around common objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• A valid driver’s license and safe driving record
• 0–2+ years of sales experience

Desired qualifications

• Knowledge of the medical, healthcare, or pharmacy industry
• Pharmaceutical Sales experience
• Demonstrated effective organizational and communication skills
• Leadership, self-motivation, and initiative
• Demonstrated judgment and decision-making capability
• Results-oriented with demonstrated time management skills
• Ability to learn, analyze, understand, and convey complex information
• Demonstrated technical aptitude and computer skills